bbc coat of arms?

do the bbc still have a coat of arms as the last time i remember seeing it was when they used it in the news titles in the 1990's .

BBC coat of arms

This will tell you everything. Yes it is still "in use".

Not quite everything. It doesn't explain this.

http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/divis-ah-01.jpg

Around the time of the second world war the "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation" was changed to "Quaecunque", which you see in the picture above (which I took, and is hosted on Mike Brown's transmitter gallery). It is a coat of arms which is above the original door to the transmitter hall at Divis, outside Belfast, though the same insignia can be seen in other places. The one seen here may be the last one of this kind - the motto was changed back to "Nation Shall..." in the mid 1950s.

Depending on who does the translation, it means "Whomsoever", or "Wherever" or something similar.

Ah, now this is something I actually know about! "Quaecunque" was introduced in 1932 when Broadcasting House was built. It derives from Philippians 4:8 (in ver Bible). In the King James version this reads



A longer Latin translation of this appears as an inscription inside the building. The "Quaecunque" in this instance is used as the Latin translation of "Whatsoever". Both this and the original "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation" motto (which was restored in 1948) were the invention of Dr Montague Rendall, one of the original governors of the BBC.

What a wonderfully enlightening thread this is. Makes a change these days!

whhat do you mean :

Wasn't your personal web space called "Quaecunque", Jenny?

It seems to be one of the small pieces of information stored in my rapidly failing mind.

What terrible thing to remember. Yes, it was.